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December 9, 2013
The University Center is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road.
The Santa Clarita WorkSource Center, in partnership with College of the Canyons’ Human Resources and Career Services Departments, invites job seekers interested in a position with the community college to attend a FREE workshop on Thursday, December 12, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This new quarterly workshop will be held at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center in Suite #250.
With more than 1,700 staff members, College of the Canyons is one of the largest employers in the Santa Clarita Valley, with the number of interested applicants increasing every year. This workshop will provide information on the community college employment process, from applying for a position to being hired, and the range of jobs available at the community college.
Registration is necessary for this free event, and interested participants can register by phone at (661) 799-9675. All confirmed attendees must arrive before 1:30 p.m. and be available to stay for the complete workshop until 3:30 p.m.
For more information on the Community College Employment Process Workshop, visit WorkSantaClarita.com.
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December 6, 2013
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The City of Santa Clarita invites Santa Clarita youth and their families to participate in the 5th Annual Youth Sports Clippers Day on Wednesday, February 26, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Staples Center. Tickets are now available at the registration office at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center, located at 20870 Centre Pointe Parkway at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex.
Santa Clarita Youth Sports participants will be entered into a lottery drawing for the opportunity to participate in the pre-game and half-time fan tunnel for the NBA players.
Two dollars from every ticket purchased will be donated to the City of Santa Clarita S.C.O.R.E. program, which promotes opportunities for underprivilaged youth to participate in City sports program.
For more information about the City’s Youth Sports Program, visit Santa-Clarita.com/YouthSports.
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December 5, 2013
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The City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Public Library is celebrating the Literacy and Arts Festival happening this Saturday, December 7, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Old Town Newhall Library.
This event offers community members an opportunity to explore, play and create the different forms of arts and literacy. Guests will be entertained by storytellers that include favorite authors and performers.
For more information about the Literacy and Arts Festival, visit Santa-Clarita.com/Arts.
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December 5, 2013
The College of the Canyons University Center is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road.
The Santa Clarita WorkSource Center is inviting local residents to a new workshop designed to show how to successfully use social media when job searching. This FREE workshop will be held on Friday, December 13, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Suite 250.
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The workshop will provide information on how to effectively conduct a job search by using social media and tips for networking with potential employers. The workshop will include an overview of social media tools offered on the Internet, ways to navigate through each platform when searching for a job, how to connect with employers who use social media, and how to learn about specific job openings before the general public.
Registration is necessary for this free event. Interested participants can register by phone at (661) 799-9675. All confirmed attendees must arrive before 9 a.m. and be available to stay for the complete workshop until 11 a.m.
For more information on the Social Media workshop, visit WorkSantaClarita.com.
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December 3, 2013
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The Canyon Country Community Center is inviting local parents to register their kids to participate in Kid’s Night In, held on Friday, December 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Parents can enjoy an evening out shopping or having a nice dinner while their children participate in an evening full of supervised fun led by City Staff. Children ages 5- 12 years old will enjoy dinner, a movie, crafts, and games. All children must be preregistered in order to attend. Registration is now being accepted online or at the Canyon Country Community Center.
For more information about future events at the Canyon Country Community Center, visit Santa-Clarita.com/CCCC.
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November 27, 2013
Yesterday morning, Mayor Bob Kellar and the Santa Clarita City Council held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand new McBean Park and Ride Facility.
Mayor Kellar spoke about the importance of the park and ride facility and how it would help make Santa Clarita an environmentally friendly place.
Brian Viggianelli, from Congressman McKeon’s Office, and Jonathon Klein, from the Federal Transit Administration, were on hand at the ceremony.
The McBean Park and Ride facility, adjacent to the McBean Regional Transit Center, includes 282 new parking spaces and five bus bay platforms for Santa Clarita commuters to use. The brand new facility also includes environmentally friendly landscaping, 170 trees including 50 oaks trees, a public art exhibit entitled “Archways” and low impact/energy efficient L.E.D. lighting technology.
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To view the full gallery of photos of the ribbon cutting event, visit the City’s Flickr page.
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November 25, 2013
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In anticipation of the upcoming release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the Santa Clarita Public Library invites community members to celebrate the new film with special themed activities and programming beginning today, November 25, and continuing through Saturday, December 14.
All three library branches and several community partners will offer three weeks of FREE programs, movie screenings, and literary discussions in November and December including:
- Monday, November 25 through Monday, December 9 – All Santa Clarita Public Library branches, including Canyon Country, Old Town Newhall and Valencia invite patrons to test their luck at guessing the total number of Smaug’s gold coins. Each branch will also host a hobbit scavenger hunt around the library. Winners will receive a pair of tickets to the December 14 private screening of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
- Saturday, November 30 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – The Valencia Library branch will host a free showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
- Tuesday, December 3 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – The Old Town Newhall Library will host a free showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
- Tuesday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m. – Hosted at the Valencia Library branch, Tolkien scholar Cliff Broadway will present a special program and slideshow about the publishing history of Tolkien’s works followed by a discussion.
- Thursday, December 5 at 7 p.m. – Join Professor Josh Long of Azusa Pacific University at the Old Town Newhall Library as he explores the character Smaug and his draconic influence on Tolkien’s legendary series, focusing primarily on Smaug and Gollum in The Hobbit, as well as the influence Smaug exerted on The Lord of the Rings.
After each event referenced above, participants will have the opportunity to win free pairs of tickets to a private screening of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on Saturday, December 14 at 10 a.m. at the Valencia Stadium 12 Theater. In order to be eligible to win a ticket, library guests must participate in at least one activity, have a Santa Clarita Public Library card and be 13 years or older.
All events are sponsored by the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library. To learn more or to become a member, visit SantaClaritaFOL.com
Stay connected on all Hobbit Happenings by liking the Santa Clarita Public Library Facebook page at Facebook.com/SCVPublicLibrary or following the Twitter account at Twitter.com/SCVPublicLib. For further information, visit SantaClaritaLibrary.com or contact your local Santa Clarita Public Library branch.
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November 25, 2013
Mayor Bob Kellar and the Santa Clarita City Council invite community members to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new 6 acre McBean Park and Ride Facility on Tuesday, November 26, at 10 a.m.
The McBean Park and Ride facility, adjacent to the McBean Regional Transit Center, will include 282 new parking spaces and five bus bay platforms for Santa Clarita communiters to use. The brand new facility also includes environmentally friendly landscaping, 170 trees including 50 oaks trees, a public art exhibit entitled “Archways” and low impact/energy efficient L.E.D. lighting technology.
*This Week in Santa Clarita recently covered the latest McBean Park and Ride construction progress with James Tong at the McBean Regional Transfer Station.*
For more information about the McBean Park and Ride ribbon cutting ceremony, contact Jessica Jackson at (661) 255-4903 or JJackson@Santa-Clarita.com.
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November 25, 2013
This Week in Santa Clarita previews the upcoming Literacy and Arts Festival happening on Saturday, December 7, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Old Town Newhall Library.
For more information about the Literacy and Arts Festival, visit Santa-Clarita.com/Arts.
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November 22, 2013
On Friday, November 15, the Canyon Country Community Center, in partnership with Waste Management, participated in America Recycles Day by hosting a Recycling Rally event.
America Recycles Day is a program to Keep America Beautiful and is the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.
Community members enrolled in the after-school LEAP program were treated to a Curiosity Quest episode about recycling, a snack, a recycling presentation, games and free giveaways.
For more information about future events at the Canyon Country Community Center, visit Santa-Clarita.com/CCCC. For more information about being green in Santa Clarita, visit GreenSantaClarita.com.
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